I've read every book and seen every movie so yes I'll be giving it a shot as well.Overall though my favorite film is still Mann's original Manhunter.

the Red Dragon book is my fav.
just watched this show. I'm pretty disposed to trying hard to NOT LIKE a new show because....damn....I'm DVRing way to much! but I liked it. not sure how they'll keep it going considering Graham is a frigging genius at identifying psychos....so I can't see them working together very long. good story so far. bring on Gillian!!

refresh my memory...I've read a book that ends a certain way and I can't remember if it's a Thomas Harris book or not....but a cop/detective/whatever has his daughter raped and killed....he hunts the dude down....

Spoiler!

in the end he catches him...takes him to the woods...ties him spread eagled to some trees....hacks his junk off with a rusty machete...crams said junk into his mouth...duct tapes his mouth shut...then he kicks back in a lawn chair. the book ends with him wondering which will happen first...will he bleed out or will he choke to death on his own junk.
although it is horrific, I was like YES! THAT'S WHAT YOU GET! sound familiar at all?